Schichlegruber - Doing the Lambeth Walk

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Schichlegruber - Doing the Lambeth Walk is a 1942 short propaganda film by Charles A. Ridley of the UK Ministry of Information. It consists of edited existing footage taken from Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will to make it appear as if they were dancing to the dance style The Lambeth Walk.

The film was distributed uncredited to newsreel companies.

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